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Code Change Badly Needed for Equity, Diversity
Proposal a response to structural racism By Lew Church I read with interest Diallo Brooks' insightful column (Feeling pressure to talk...
Oct 28, 20194 min read
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Embrace Was Touching but Also Frustrating
We can’t hug away injustice By Tracey L. Rogers We caught a glimpse of humanity recently when Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police...
Oct 14, 20193 min read
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Many Stories about Bias in Medicine True
Why some people don’t trust doctors By Armen Henderson On a recent night on duty at my hospital, I was called to the room of a...
Oct 8, 20193 min read
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When Simply Living is seen as Suspicious
My questions for mall management State Rep. Janelle Bynum Editor’s note: The following statement by State Rep. Janelle Bynum, a black...
Sep 23, 20192 min read
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Climate Change Is a Poor People’s Issue
Best reason to support a ‘Green New Deal’ By Mallika Khanna If you’ve read anything about climate change over the past year, you’ve...
Aug 14, 20193 min read
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The Truth about America’s Racist Presidents
Fighting back against a hateful message By Legrand H. Clegg II From the beginning the American presidency has been stained by racial...
Aug 12, 20194 min read
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African Americans Built Ships and a Legacy
History recalled in World War II era exhibit By Jacob Nierenberg A photo from a new traveling exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society...
Aug 8, 20193 min read
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Food Stamps Helped Me Get Back on My Feet
Cutting them is a lose-lose By Jill Richardson The Trump administration has proposed a rule that will cut an estimated 3 million eligible...
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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Vaccines Save Lives and Protect Future Health
Rejecting the misinformation and the fear By Marian Wright Edelman I’ve never forgotten my family’s sadness over the senseless death of...
Aug 5, 20193 min read
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